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George F. Hoar: “He was early an anti-slavery man, and one of the founders of the Free Soil Party.”

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He was early an anti-slavery man, and one of the founders of the Free Soil Party.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar highlights his early commitment to anti-slavery and his role in founding the Free Soil Party.

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